Hi Buddy, Its the small world syndrome working here, but then you might expect this from a group which draws together like minded people. In Europe we have XMM...
Tracking using the LX90. I have reset and recalibrated a number of times. The gotos are a bit out. Always better if I have done the initial align with stars a...
Hi Jamie, I've never had to do it but others adjust the tracking rate up to about +12. Just go into the Autostar setup and under tracking you'll see the ...
Dennis, Yea I show them M42 (orion nebula) and they were just in aww with that, and how they could only see a bright light with thier eyes. Then I show them...
Hi. I just subscribed to the LX90 Group. I am Doug Birdwise, located in Ottawa, Canada and am interested in purchasing either an LX90 or LX200 Meade...
You might need to check to see that your location is still correct and that the correct scope is still selected. I had trouble similar to this after an ...
... It certainly would be... doing the alignment overrides many mis-settings of the Autostar, and allows GoTo's to operate. But having bad data re: site will...
Hi I was wondering if anybody can me what the best eyepiece for looking at the planets ( Jupiter Saturn etc) is. I have the standard 26mm which is pretty damn...
Hello again, Dick As far as I can tell, the scope reacts differently to planets, but maybe the tracking problem is partly an artifact of high magnification. In...
Greetings Doug! Welcome to a really great group of people. In my not-so-humble opinion I would choose the LX-90 over an LX-200 (8"). I've had my LX-90 almost...
Welcome, Doug. You've come to the right place. This is a great group, with some of the most helpful and knowledgable folks you will ever find. I would...
In a message dated 4/1/03 12:47:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, Izadore@... ... Sounds like rubber-banding. Cure is to do training as described in the ...
I'm no expert but I have found that in average seeing conditions a 15mm or a 12mm are all that the lx90 can use for optimum visual images of the planets. On...
Just discovered that I forgot a Cloudy Nights article that I think is even better than the other two I mentioned: "Useful Magnification Ranges for Visual...
OK, after suggesting the Cloudy Nights articles, I guess I should tell you what I use. With my typical seeing conditions, a 13mm (154X - Exit pupil 1.3mm) is...
Hi All, The recent spammer has been banned. Also, I've banned someone called Alex Cashshadow at alex_cashshadow@... because for the last three weeks...
Thank you very much Ian.... Sure would be nice to have so much spare time as these folks seem to have. We all appreciate your cleaning house here. Dr. Clay ......
hi all, just picked up a pretty good book and being a newbie figured there'd be others in same shape as myself. STARS and PLANETS by Ian Ridpath ISBN...
Hi Ian, All, I checked my McAfee logs and sure enough cashadow had sent me an email with an attached virus. McAfee took care of it. He must be making his...
I've been getting those same emails from Alex. I've contacted him and he told me he was not doing it intentionally. I suggested an antivirus tool to him and he...
This is a regular reminder to all members that the IMLTUG FAQ can be accessed at http://faq.lx-90.com/ We have a large and ever expanding database of answers,...
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Calle, Hey its me again. Just strolling through the Ebay pages and found another LX90 you might be interested in. Here is the link. ...
In a message dated 3/31/2003 12:37:58 AM Central Standard Time, ... 3 ohms at 13.8 VDC is a bit over 63 watts, does that sound about right? I've never measured...
... Polar and Alt/Az can both suffer from "rubberbanding". As windsurfer suggests, Train the drives. It'll help. ... Ok... i'm confused.. are you referring to...
Ian, I note that within the Yahoo Administrators power is the option of limiting the display of members email addresses. You can see this in the edit...
Turning off the Yahoo ads turns out to be pretty simple. Just get yourself a non-Yahoo email address (if you don't already have one), then add the alternate...
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